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Located in the picturesque and historic village of Essex, Connecticut, The Griswold Inn is a destination experience. With 33 guest rooms, unique shopping, historic dining, a stunning wine bar featuring a tapas-style culinary experience, and an award-winning taproom voted "Best Bar" over and over by Esquire Magazine and countless others, the 'Gris' offers visitors an authentic and spirited adventure. Come make your own history here. The oldest continually operated inn in America. Fine Food, Spirits and Lodging....Since 1776!

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We've stopped for the night but I'm still rocking with the motion of the train.... Left Virginia and headed north....passed Baltimore, Philadelphia, NYC...and made it all the way to Connecticut. What a day: Florida to CT ( Palm trees to snow) in 25 hours - ...

Sad to leave New York. Feeling very comfortable in this vibrant town. Everyone is cool, friendly, caring and helpful. We have had a blast. Took a transfer out west to Newark in New Jersey to pick up a car - far enough from the New York traffic!. A very wet and bleak morning, but as we headed north west to upstate New York the weather cleared, the traffic lessened, and the harshness of industrial New Jersey left us for a ...

... followed by pecan pie (my current favorite). There was a family in the restaurant beside me with 3 kids. Some young kids talk with such maturity, it is hard to believe how young they are, and then suddenly they break out in Christmas carols and the little person that they are becomes so apparent.

I loved sitting in the restaurant as it was quiet. It was interesting to watch the people coming in. One fellow was wearing army surplus arctic gear. He ...

Hey all. Sorry I haven't been posting this recently. But been so busy with everything on camp just been so hard. So day 1 was fun, got to camp late on that night after spending all day in New York and Times Square. Had so much fun with all the guys who I had met at the hostel, walking around NYC was amazing. I saw so many things that I would never had dreamed of. Times Square was incredible, was massive all the shops and all the hustle from the locals. Just a massive London ...

Today we are set to go to Essex as a stop over before cape cod. Last night at dinner thought we might visit Yale, as it is on the way, sort of, and there is nothing else that was on the agenda. Before that we had another lovely breakfast prepared by Peter and we also had a great discussion over breakfast with not only the Aussies, but also the family of Americans. We chatted and had lots to talk about. Alas, it was 10.00am and had to start packing. Donna packed ...